Washing and wringing machine



l UNITED v STATES PATENT FFIce.

EZRA sramcea, oF DAVIS, ILLINOIS.

WASHING A NDl WRINGING MACHINE.

Specification forming part of Letters PatentNo. 50.401, dated October 10, ISGS.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that l. EZRA SPRINGEII, ot' Davis, in theconnty of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Combined Washing and wringing Machine; y and 1 do hereby declare tha.- -the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in -t-he art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figures l and 2 are longitudinal vertical sections ol' my invention, taken inthe line a7 zr, Fig. 3; Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section ot' the same, taken in the line y y, Fig. l; Fig. 4, a side view'ot' the same; Fig. 5, a side sectional View of aportion ot' the Same. taken in the line e z, Fig. 3.

Similar letters ot reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in a novel arrangement of pressure-rollers,'an endless apron. with an adjustable ro1lerfram e,.and hinged bed, as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby .an exceedingly simple and useful machine for 'the purpose specified is obtained.

`A represents a rectangular suds-box, whichtransversely in the suds-boxA, between guides' e, attached tothe inner surfaces of'the sides Ythereot'. This frame B has two racks, d d, at-

tached to it, into which pinions C G on a shaft,

D,- gear, said shaft having a lever, E, attached Jto it, by actuating which the pinions C C are turned and the frame B' raised or lowered. In' this frameB there are placed two horiz mtal pressure-rollers, F F, one over the other-ih the sameaxialplane. These rollers may be elasticconstructed of indiI-rubber, like those used in wringingmachines-and the pressure is given these Ioliers by means ot' two springs, G G', f both of which are connected with the lower rol-ler F, by wiresiirrnps e, as shown in Fig. 5.- The upper spring, G, is lnade to act upon thelower roller F by means of an eccentric, H, on the top of frame B". The lower spring, G', always 'acts' upon the lower roller, having ateudencyto draw it up in contact with the upl per roller.

The endless apron `B passes betweenfthe pressure rollers F F and underneath the lower roller F, a recess or chamber, l, being` made at the bottom of the suds-box to receive the lower roller F, vwhen tln` frame Bc `is lowered. (See Fig. 1.) l This chamber [admits of a compara! tively small quantity of suds being used during the washing operation.

Y The frame B* is connected at one side by a rod,-J, with a lever, K, at one side ofthe sndsbox A, and said lever is connected by a rod, L, -With an arm, M, projecting from a bed, N, which is attached by hiugesf to the upper part of thesuds-box, at one side ofthe same. The washing operation is performed when the frame BX is lowered, as shown in Fig. 1,

the lower spring, if', only acting upon the lower roller F, and the clothes passed back and t'orth between the two rollers F F on the endi the bed N is raised to nearly a vertical position.

In order to wring the'clothes the frame Bx -is raised by drawing down the lever E, andthe rollers F F are thereby elevated and the bed N adjusted toa horizontal position over the sudsboX, in eonsequence off being connected to the frame B", as described,'said bed serving as a platform to receive the clothes as they 'pass between the rollers F F, the upper spring, G, yby turning the eccentric H, beingI madeto act upon the lower roller F. The whole arrangement is extremely simple and elicient, and may be constructed at a moderate cost. A

f Having thus described myinventionJ. claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The adjustable roller-frame BX, provided with two springs, GG', arranged in such a manner that one or both maybe made to act upon 'the lower or .adjustable roller F, as required.

2. The chamber I at the bottom `ot' the suds box A, when used in connection with the rollertrame B", substantially as and f'orthe purpose specitied. Y

3. The bed N, connected with the adjustable frame Bx in the manner as shown, or in any equivalent way, so that it will be adjusted automatically by the movement of said frame, substantially as described.V

' EZRA SPRINGER. Witnesses: ,l

W. SPENCER,

J .,R. HAMILL. 

